Question

I need to set title for Custom UIBarButtonItem.

I’ve the following code:

UIButton* backToRecent = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[backToRecent setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"back.png"]forState:UIControlStateNormal];

[backToRecent addTarget:self action:@selector(backToRecent) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[backToRecent setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 60, 30)];

UIBarButtonItem* backButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]initWithCustomView:backToRecent];
[backButtonItem setTitle:@"Recent"];
partViewController.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButtonItem;
[backButtonItem release];

But the button appears without the “Recent” text.

Answer 1

you should set title on the UIButton , not the UIBarButtonItem

[backToRecent setTitle:@"Recent" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

and it’s not good to make the same name of variable and method

[backToRecent addTarget:self action:@selector(backToRecent) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];

it’s not work , because you use

[backToRecent setImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"back.png"]forState:UIControlStateNormal];

try use

[backToRecent setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"back.png"]forState:UIControlStateNormal];